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French soldiers have begun withdrawing from Niger following orders from the military junta that took power in July. While the U.S. has formally designated the takeover as a coup and suspended aid, officials stated they have no plans to remove the 1,000 U.S. military personnel currently stationed in the country. The hosts highlight the irony of the U.S. remaining while the French are ousted.
Operation Sabre, Mali Conflict and French Military
Operation Sabre, a French-led military intervention in Mali, is examined. Reports from Timbuktu suggest that the "liberation" occurred without a single shot fired, and the hosts question the actual presence of Al-Qaeda in the region. Video footage of the Malian army training by making vocal "gunfire" sounds is highlighted as evidence of the conflict's questionable nature.
